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    Extreme Sports

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    Anthropology of Sports Professor Eastman 12/08/13 Extreme Sports The X Games is one of the more popular sporting events‚ where people gather to watch athletes compete in extreme sports. Some of these sports include skateboarding‚ mountain biking and motorcycle racing. The community around extreme sports can sometimes be seen as exclusive and particular when it comes to defining what an extreme sport is and who is a true extremist. Originally‚ I believe the extreme sport community created this

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    Corruption In Sports

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    Corruption has been a well known problem of sport and it has touched a lot of walks of sport life. Many people say that these days corruption in sports has escalated and although they see same solutions of this problem it stills very difficult to combat. Our society is well informed about corruption in sports. People from teenagers to the elderly‚ men and women know that corruption in sports exists. A survey of seventeen people conducted at SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary‚ Orchard Lake‚ in September

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    Equality In Sports

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    Mathusiga Sivakumar and I’m here to talk to you about feminism in sports. Gender equality is currently a popularly discussed topic. Sports is just one area where women do not receive the same amount of respect or support they need as men. This is due to the term that men are just so much stronger than a woman in sports. I think women’s inequality in sports has a negative impact on women‚ that try to succeed in the category of sports for three reasons. Firstly they don’t get equal rights financially

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    Sports Issues

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    Sheffield Hallam University Academy of Sport & Physical Activity ------------------------------------------------- BSc (Hons) Sport Business Management Hong Kong Undergraduate Sport Programme ------------------------------------------------- Title: Contemporary Issues in Sport CODE: 66-6958-00S Name: WU Ho Nam SHU Student No: 91207381 SHAPE Student No: I1207381 Topic: LONDON 2012 Olympics legacy INTRODUCTION Olympic Games‚ the biggest sports event in the world‚ every athlete

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    Deviance in Sports

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    Zachary Pupo Professor Weis 28 May 2009 Sociology 222 Deviance in Sport In this article‚ the sociologists attempt to research why there is a predisposition for some professional NFL football players to fall into deviant and sometimes illegal behavior despite their economic well-being. It also shines light on the impact these players have on the youth of the nation in terms of role models. Initial assumptions raise the idea that these athletes transition far too quickly from college life to

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    Sports Injuries

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    I. ATTENTION GETTER: While watching a sports game‚ have you ever witnessed someone getting injured? These circumstances can ruin someone’s career‚ or even ruin the rest of their life. Injuries in sports have even caused death. While a sport is a game‚ people should do certain things to prevent anything serious from happening. II. REASONS TO LISTEN: Some of you might think the topic of sports injuries might be boring and useless‚ but maybe you can take something from what I have to say.

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    Sociology of Sports

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    Sociology of Sports Sociology of Sports There are many different ways to look at the sociology of sports. The major theoretical perspectives are functionalist‚ sociological‚ conflict‚ feminist‚ and interactionist. I have chosen to write about the conflict perspective of sports. Conflict Perspective of Sports Conflict Perspective The conflict perspective assumes that social behavior is best understood in terms of tension between groups over power or the allocation of resources

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    Youth in Sports

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    would happen‚ others make it happen” (Jordan 1). Youth sports have become very dangerous in the past few years. The thing that is making sports so much rougher is the will to win and children will do anything to win. Concussions and spinal injuries are ruining young children’s lives. All preteens should be prohibited from sports due to the susceptibility spine and brain injuries. More than 40 million children participated in organized sports in the United States‚ a cultural phenomenon known as much

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    Prejudice In Sports

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    Gender Prejudice in Sports Sports; it is a pass time‚ hobby‚ career‚ and a huge part of American culture. Professional sports‚ like baseball‚ football‚ and basketball are watched by millions every game. The athletes are also some of the highest paid people in America. Colleges and high schools offer many different sports programs to students. However‚ most people only think of men when they think of athletes. This idea does not allow for women to have as good of an experience in athletics as men

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    In the story “To Build a Fire” by Jack London‚ a man of inexperience‚ stubbornness‚ and lack of imagination embarks on the less traveled route of the Yukon trail without a companion or any means of survival resources at his disposal. In fact‚ the only necessity that was given an ounce of thought was the man’s lunch for that very evening‚ sticking close to his bare chest so the food would not freeze. The man‚ however‚ decided that his husky’s company would be enough of an aide as he makes his way

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